Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus tiburonensis |
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naked mariposa lily, naked star tulip, Shasta star-tulip |
Tiburon mariposa-lily |
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Stems | usually not branching, 1–3 dm. |
usually branching, 1–6 dm. |
Leaves | basal persistent, 0.5–2 dm; blade lanceolate, tapering at base, flat, glabrous adaxially. |
basal persistent, 1–7 dm; blade lanceolate, flat. |
Inflorescences | 1–several-flowered. |
2–several-flowered. |
Flowers | erect; perianth open, campanulate; sepals lanceolate, 10–12 mm, glabrous, apex acuminate; petals pale lavender, widely obovate, 14–16 mm, adaxial surface ± glabrous, not ciliate; glands not deeply depressed, bordered proximally by wide, ciliate membranes; anthers linear-oblong, apex obtuse or acute. |
erect; perianth open, campanulate; petals light yellow-green, flecked and streaked purplish brown, oblanceolate, ciliate to near apex, hairy; glands depressed, bordered proximally by ciliate membrane, distally by 2 or more rows of short hairs; anthers short-tipped. |
Capsules | erect, 3-winged, 1–2 cm. |
erect, angled, apex acute. |
Seeds | light brown, irregular. |
dark brown, irregular. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20. |
Calochortus nudus |
Calochortus tiburonensis |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–mid summer. | Flowering late spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Moist grassy areas, meadows, lake and bog margins | Serpentine grasslands |
Elevation | 1200–2500 m (3900–8200 ft) | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA
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Discussion | Calochortus nudus hybridizes with C. minimus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. Calochortus tiburonensis is known only from Ring Mountain, Marin County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 128. | FNA vol. 26, p. 131. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Calochortus | Liliaceae > Calochortus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | C. nudus var. shastensis, C. shastensis | |
Name authority | S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 263. (1879) | A. J. Hill: Madroño 22: 100, fig. 1. (1973) |
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